diff --git a/kvmstats/deploy-kvmstats.yml b/kvmstats/deploy-kvmstats.yml
index 606c98a..8a78141 100644
--- a/kvmstats/deploy-kvmstats.yml
+++ b/kvmstats/deploy-kvmstats.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     copy:
       src: kvmstats.cron
       dest: /etc/cron.hourly/kvmstats
-      mode: "0644"
+      mode: "0755"
   - name: entry for kvmstats in web page is present
     lineinfile:
       dest: /var/www/index.html